- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- N/A
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
History
Homosexual activity in Moldova is legal.
Current status
Since 1995
Since 1995
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Moldova is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Moldova, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Moldova is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Moldovan law allows for legal gender change only after ‘change of sex’. So far this has been interpreted as biological / surgical change of sex. In 2011, four individuals had successfully changed gender in law in Moldova since independence. After biological / surgical change of sex, the Moldovan Ministry of Information and Technology will issue a certificate stating that the person has changed sex. With this certificate it is possible to change all other official documents (passport, birth certificate, ID card etc).
LGBT employment discrimination in Moldova is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Even if the Constitution of Moldova provides anti-discrimination laws, these are not applied in everyday life.
LGBT housing discrimination in Moldova is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Moldova is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve.
Equal age of consent in Moldova is equal.
Current status
Since 2002
Since 2002
Equal
Blood donations by MSMs in Moldova is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Moldovan legislation bans MSMs from donating blood due to high risk of transmitting STDs.
LGBT Rights by City
View the LGBT laws in each individual city of Moldova.
- Bălţi
- Chisinau
- Tighina
- Gagauzia, Unitatea teritoriala autonoma (UTAG) (Autonomous Territorial Unit)
- Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din (Territorial Unit)
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